The South western news., 1887-07-20
The Grange Dinner at Graves
Station.

AnuTSuay, the 18th, was
gala day at Graves Station. Not.
outstanding the excessive hot
weather, every one appeared hap
py and every one seemed to want
to add all they could to the plsas-
ure of the others. The writer was
on the ground very early, and af>
ter making disposition of his turn.
out the first thing that called his
attention, was an OK pulling t,he
horse wagon heavily laden With
melons. When he made his ap<
pearance into the opening around
the school house, where he could
see the people going to and fro,
and the carriages and buEgies scat>
tered around, the sight was more
than he could bear, and after buck.
ing and backing for a few seconds
he succeeded in breaking the shafts
AID away he went over the bushes
with a darkey hanging to the line.
The scene that followed was rather
exciting, but no damage done ex.
cept one buggy turned upside down
and editor Roberts turning somers
saults like regular acrobat.
About 10 o'clock, the Dawson
Cornet band interested the people
with some of their sweetest music.
This splendid baud is always ready
when called upon to entertain With
their sweet music Upon such oc-
casions.
At 10 IL O'clock Mr.. T H Kim.
brough, of Harris teufty, was in.
troduced to the audience, and ad=
dressed them for an hour upon the
origin of the patrons of Husban>
dry and the great benefits arising
from the order 10 the farmers and
to the country generally.
Mr.. Kimbrough Is a farmer and
Worthy Master Of the State Grange
but does not make any pretensiohs
to oratory, though his address on
that occasion wo6ld have done
credit to one who was accustomed
to speechSwaking and had made
eIocution study. He told theti
OF several important laws, regulst-
ing the Commerce of the country
that had originated and been placed
before the lawmakers Of the Stats
and of the general government, by
this order and of great many in.
calculable benefits to the farmers of
the land, that were now being car.
ried out, and would, in the end,
prove a great blessing to the coun>
try. He wound up his address
with splendid eulogy upon far.
mer's wives and daughters, of the
interest they had taken aud the
part they had performed, and the
position occupied in this grand orr
ganizatlon, gotten up by the fairs
mers of these United States.
Mr.. D ellis, of the ,unty of
Stewart, was then introduced, who
addressed the audience Upon the
workings OF the order, Who was en-
titled to membership and Who MSS
not. The inrortanes Of cn.opera>
ton Of farmers for their own de-
fence and not to the injury of 9TH
ers. He urged upon the farmers
the necessity of being we'll oKgsn.
|. lied.
After the speeches. dinner was
announced and every body invited
to partake Of the spleudid repast
that was spread upon The tables,
and / know that not single per-
son left the grounds without eating
to his hearts content, neither white
or black.
These worthy patrons, from the
best information 1 can geti will do
good work for the order ID this
section. Already two new gfang-
es will be organized in this county,
and one in Randolph, that we have
heard Of, and efforts are being
made TO organize others.
One thing, we can, Of q truth
say, about Graves Station. those
Changers know how to feed the
people and make every one feel
pleasant.
The evening was spent III eating
melons, cantaloupes and peaches,
and by the young people in making
love to each ether,